AND FIRE CAME DOWN reviews

READINGS TOP TEN CRIME BOOKS OF 2017READINGS CRME BOOK OF THE MONTH

Viskic's descriptions of place are often so intense you can smell them. THE AGEOne of the most intriguing recent protagonists of Australian crime fiction THE AUSTRALIANThis is crime fiction at its best. Emma Viskic deserves a place near, perhaps at the top of, the Australian crime writers’ league. Simon McDonald, POTTS POINT BOOKS

Viskic’s voice is strong and clear. A darkly beautiful, assured sequel: here’s hoping for more.READINGS BOOKSEmma Viskic is a terrific, gutsy writer with great insight into the murkiness of both criminal and heroic motivations. – Emily Maguire (AN ISOLATED INCIDENT)

But it’s not just Caleb that makes
these books sing: it’s Viskic’s ability to make
the small town of Resurrection Bay into a
living, breathing thing... THE ADVERTISER

Emma Viskic again delivers her skilful touch of humanity in another gripping story – THE BIG ISSUEExquisite and powerful writing. READING, WRITING, REISLINGRegardless of where her plot leads, be it drug-running, police work, Aboriginal family relationships or medical conditions, her research lends authenticity to her work.ARTSHUBViskic writes powerfully and with compassion, setting the perfect pace to create a vortex that sucks you right into her world. NARRELLE M HARRISViskic has knocked it out of the park with this one: unpredictable, immersive, and wildly original. Jack Heath (HANGMAN)'...beautifully balanced characterisations, action and setting... Its setting is fictional, but feels real – a small town battling drugs and petty crimes; bored teenagers, and undercurrents of deeply ingrained racism while Aboriginal communities struggle for control of their own futures.– NEWTOWN REVIEW OF BOOKSHaving enjoyed ‘Resurrection Bay’ the earlier Caleb Zelic mystery, there’s an unexpected pleasure in finding the sequel ‘And the Fire Came Down’ is even better. Tighter. Keenly observed.– SISTERS IN CRIME...an absolute ripping read. DOGEARED REVIEWSAND FIRE CAME DOWN is a gripping introduction to Caleb’s world, and to a PI who guards his heart fiercely, but gives it completely to those he cares most about. – POP.ED.LITBUY NOW